Having Dal involved it is almost a given that they are doing it under Transport Canada SFOC permits and this is a very positive contribution to the important and positive contributions that Airborne Model Flying can make to society.
95% of the media hype is directed at what negative effects the "Drone Activity" is having on society.
People are totally ignoring the beneficial effects are generated by this rapidly expanding contribution Aerial Model surveying is making to society. Crop management optimisation, Fire and accident monitoring, Topographic surveying and monitoring of Infrastructure construction are only a fraction of how these developments of Aerial Model Use can benefit Society.
Rather than bemoan the negative aspects of these recent BS regulations have placed on our operations, we should be presenting the very positive contributions that these " drones" are making to advancing the development of society.
There will always be mindless morons who will jump on the bandwagon and jump on the easily available product and try to fly it without any consideration to the safety of others. This, I think, will stabilize and eventually fade.
We have more to gain by promoting the positive contributions of Aerial Model Aircraft Technology ( Note: I do not confine the argument to "Drones") than by bitching about the negative things.
Write to your MLA and MP about the positive aspects of this new and wonderful technology which can contribute tremendously to our quality of life.